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In reply to the discussion: I overheard someone call me "weird" at work today [View all]kentauros
(29,414 posts)32. The etymology of the word "weird" is quite cool :)
weird
O.E. wyrd "fate, destiny" (n.), lit. "that which comes," from P.Gmc. *wurthis (cf. O.S. wurd, O.H.G. wurt "fate," O.N. urðr "fate, one of the three Norns" , from PIE *wert- "to turn, wind," (cf. Ger. werden, O.E. weorðan "to become" , from root *wer- "to turn, bend" (see versus). For sense development from "turning" to "becoming," cf. phrase turn into "become." The modern sense of weird developed from M.E. use of weird sisters for the three fates or Norns (in Germanic mythology), the goddesses who controlled human destiny. They were usually portrayed as odd or frightening in appearance, as in "Macbeth," which led to the adj. meaning "odd-looking, uncanny," first recorded 1815.
So, you might thank her personally for believing you to be turning into one of the three Germanic goddesses of fate and controlling all of human destiny!
O.E. wyrd "fate, destiny" (n.), lit. "that which comes," from P.Gmc. *wurthis (cf. O.S. wurd, O.H.G. wurt "fate," O.N. urðr "fate, one of the three Norns" , from PIE *wert- "to turn, wind," (cf. Ger. werden, O.E. weorðan "to become" , from root *wer- "to turn, bend" (see versus). For sense development from "turning" to "becoming," cf. phrase turn into "become." The modern sense of weird developed from M.E. use of weird sisters for the three fates or Norns (in Germanic mythology), the goddesses who controlled human destiny. They were usually portrayed as odd or frightening in appearance, as in "Macbeth," which led to the adj. meaning "odd-looking, uncanny," first recorded 1815.
So, you might thank her personally for believing you to be turning into one of the three Germanic goddesses of fate and controlling all of human destiny!
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i am odd. own it. it is what it is. and who the fuck cares what the others think of you.
seabeyond
Oct 2012
#2
Calling someone weird is about the most juvenile put-down that exists in our culture
slackmaster
Oct 2012
#13
The thing is, one person calling you "weird" hardly means that you don't fit in.
antigone382
Oct 2012
#43
I like people who are different. Anyone who would use the word "weird" as a synonym for...
MiddleFingerMom
Oct 2012
#29